CVE-2026-41048

Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper

8.4 High

Incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit methods in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to use functions like "restore from snapshot" even if only allowed to do "delete snapshot".

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Unchanged since Jun 23, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.4

Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper

Record: CVE-2026-41048
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-38272 8.4

Record: EUVD-2026-38272
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7qh-xcf8-p6cq 8.4

Incorrect caching of authentication between different polkit methods in qSnapper before version 1...

Record: GHSA-x7qh-xcf8-p6cq
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-303, CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.4

Record: CVE-2026-41048
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.4

Caching of Authentication allows Authentication Bypass in qSnapper

Record: CVE-2026-41048
CVSS 4.0: 8.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-863
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12050-1 No score

qsnapper-1.3.3-1.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qsnapper-1.3.3-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:12050-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

presire qsnapper

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qsnapper` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 5 CVEs	before 1.3.3-1.4	1.3.3-1.4

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-41048 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Presire Qsnapper, published June 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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